Union Benefits Payroll Specialist
Live Nation
**Category:** Artist/Label Services **WHO ARE WE?** Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts...
Live Nation
Full time
Onsite • Houston, TX, USA
Category: Artist/Label Services
WHO ARE WE?
Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Ticketmaster is the global leader in event ticketing with over 620 million tickets sold annually and approximately 10,000 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 50,000 events annually for nearly 7,000 artists in 40+ countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect more than 1,200 sponsors with the 145 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.
WHO ARE YOU?
Passionate and motivated. Driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and committed. At Live Nation Entertainment, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you then please read on!
WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
• Supervise payroll related activities of the team to ensure payroll is delivered correctly and timely
• Review staffing to ensure appropriate coverage for all payroll tasks and processing
• Ensure special payrolls are processed timely and correctly, such as bonuses, special payments, and taxable cash and non-cash fringe benefits
• Hire and train team members toward the achievement of department, company, and personal goals
• Ensure SOX Controls are maintained and there are no gaps in control measures
• Assist management in implementing quality control measures
• Conduct direct reports’ annual performance evaluations
• Conduct reconciliation, review, and audit of payroll records; escalate unresolved items timely
• Update and maintain outstanding items list for effective communication to leadership
• Point of contact for issue escalation and complex employee pay concerns
• Initial point of research for changing payroll laws and how they apply to the employee base
• Actively participate in team meetings and bringing new payroll topics to the team; share relevant knowledge
• Communicate and resolve issues for Human Resources, Accounting and other departments as needed
• Act as a liaison between company and unions when necessary
• Maintains confidentiality and security of payroll information and data files
• Other duties and special projects as assigned
WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
• CPP certification required
• Minimum 7 years of payroll experience, multi-state, with at least 2 years in a management or supervisory role
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local wage and hour laws, garnishments, payroll tax and regulatory reporting
• Must have experience in an organization with greater than 5,000 employees
• Strong interpersonal (verbal and written) communication skills
• Union experience preferred
• Strong work ethic and team player
• Strong customer service skills
• High level of attention to detail
• Advanced EXCEL skills
• Ability to work without supervision and take initiative in areas of responsibility.
• Minimum of 2 years office environment experience
BENEFITS & PERKS
Our motto is ‘Taking Care of Our Own’ through 6 pillars of benefits:
• HEALTH: Medical, vision, dental and mental health benefits for you and your family, with access to a health care concierge, and Flexible or Health Savings Accounts (FSA or HSA)
• YOURSELF: Free concert tickets, generous paid time off including paid holidays, sick time, and personal days
• WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, stock reimbursement program
• FAMILY: New parent programs including caregiver leave, plus fertility, adoption, foster, or surrogacy support
• CAREER: Career and skill development programs with School of Live, tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment
• OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding match
Live Nation
**Category:** Artist/Label Services **WHO ARE WE?** Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts...
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